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Morphfa.

Watch a morphia habitue deprived of
the drug. The first slight uneasiness
and sense OF discomfort gradually passes
into extreme relentlessness, accompanied
by the most profound depression @the
stomach becomes SO irritable that
nothing can be retained, and there is a
nausea and distressing sensation of emp
tiness and sinking. The whole nervous
system, which has been working SO long
under a deadening weight, abuses. its
liberty and runs absolute riot; a breath
Of air which would bring relief to an or
binary sufferer is painful to him; so
sensitive is the skin that a toteh dis
tresses. and even the eye and ear are IN
capable Of t~olerating tho most ordinary
stimulations.
To these troubles is added sleepless-
ness; the patient cannot get a moments
rest; or, if he coulI close his eyes in
sleep, horrible dreams aud anindetinable
terror takes possession of him, and
makes him dread that condition which
others look to for consolation and relief.
Ineapacity to take food, prolonged
sleeplessness, constant sneezing, yawn-
ing and vomiting, painful acuteness Of
all his senses and other troubles sink the
sufferer into q condition of prostration
and despair, only to be relieved BY NOR
phia.
Who then can wonder if the wre1ch
yields again to the drug which has so
long enslaved him2 lowering between d
longing to be free and q feeling of in
capacity TO endure his agonies, he asks
reproachfally whether ii is true that
science has discovered no means OF re-
litf, 30 substitute for morphia, which
may be given him until the storm be
past. No, we have no morph1a at our
disposal which will do more than allevi-
ate these snfferings, and if the morphia
habitue vii be freed he must place him-
self under such control as can prevent
his giving waT under the till, as he
almost inevitably will II left 10 himself.
But severe as the ordeal is be has
this consolation and TIL great induce
illent to submit 90 it-aaneiy, that it -
short few days viii see him through
Pc worst aud ~altaoissh hc may not be
comfortable for 4 week or two his dis
eomor1s endarabIe ard becomes less
ard less until il gradually passes into
ease aud Iaoalah. Nineteenth Century.
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Fruit oJr ire Topnsost Tough.

@&M&ESTN@S
want the fruit OF the topmost bough.
Who cares for the prize that costs no painl
What boots the bay ON the Iightpressed
browg
lis the iron croWna as Of Gharlenagne;
lis the palace grit with the lion guards,
The Eden beyond the stormy sea:
Let these give way whom the toll retards,
But the strife and the heat and the dust for
me!
There is A~Iexander's bitter tear
Der the lack Of worlds for the ~yictor's
quest:
There is Cromwell stretched on his gorgeous
bier,
Taking his first and his only rest.
There is Milton, blind to the suns of Time.
star-eyed in jasper courts at last;
Like the bird that steers through the azure
cline
TO the eyrie with hard-won repast.
Il want the fruit OF the topmost Dough.
Let him who trembles desert the fray
! think Of the crown on the victor's brow,
And not OF the lions that guard the way.
For the time is short and the arm is frail,
And the lark may weather no other gale;
And the dews Of death may be gathering
now;
But my gaze is fixed on that topmost
bough.
4 want the fruit Of the topmost bough.
It's a dizzy height and It's lonely there;
Blu the breeze5 play DER the weary brow,
And the fruit of that Dough is fair-so fair!
Can / rest and dream while q shred of life,
While q spark Of hope is left to mea
Is this theway to the need of strict
Is this the Eden beyond the seal
I'm the marble eflgy AM bust
read but a dream of the prize I seek
For, spite of it all, it is dust to dust
A willing mind, but a frame that's weak.
DO I call memorials like these
A fitting prize for the deathless soul7
Is this the fruit / long to seizes
Is this my star, my crown, my goalgn
Oh, weary heart Of the toiler! turn
From the maze Of doubt and the dust Of
strife,
And look. for once, on the empty urn
And the wide-strewn ashes of vanished life;
And then, behoiding thy better hope,
In starward gaze and with dauntless brow,
Seek the pearly gates which the angels ope-
This is the fruit Of the topnost bought
! IWm. B. Chisholm In ". Z. Observer.
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II was expected that the immigration
into the United States would be large in
1887, By reason ef the business pros
perity of the country and the general
depression abroad. We find during the
first eight months that the total number
of immigrants to the different parts Of
Clio United States from the principal
foreign countries, except from Canada
md Mexico, aggregates 362, s39, as
against 254. go Id 1896.
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The corn crop Of 1887, now estimated
by the Agricultural department ut
800, 0oo, 900 bushels, is tho smallest
81 ten years but one, in 1881, when it
was only !, 100, 900, 600. The present
yield il larger because Of an increase in
The south, which has raised $50, 00O, 900
bushels more corn than two years ago.
The great corn States, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa and Kansas, have scarcely half .
ern4,
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G0nMshnLfsna ON kha IN nn

It is an open question whether canni-
balisrn IS really q vice Of any tribe in
the regions Of the Congo, though evil
dence Of i crops up now and then IN a
secondhand way that is required es
sufficient by some travellers tsntake the
custom as established. Mr. stanley, on
his second journey through the Dark
Continent, at village named KAN
ptInzn, found two rows OF skulls running
along the entire length Of the village,
inbedded about two inches in the
ground, the sscerebrss henispheres'' up
pernost. bleached and g~listening white
from the weather. Hs was told
they wero the skulls Of the
s'sokos-chimpanzees, otherwise called
.smeat OF the forest. Tho chief
SAID the bodies had been eaten. what
kind of ! thing Is the snyaraa, Or meat
oftha forest, As you call it2n Stanley
asked. TT IS about the size Of this
boy pointing to one Of stanley's
attendants. four feet ten inches ID
height-sand walks like man; goes
about with . slick, with which it beats
the forest and makes hideous noises.
& eats bananas, and VIC hunt ii, kill it
and eat II Il was further described
as very good food. STANLEY offered j
reward for mi Of these animals, but il
was found Impossible 70 kill ono before
severai days should pass. Stanley had
not time % Nait for m example Of the
nyaIna, but IL brought away several
skulls y The alleged e~himpanzse, which
Professor Huxley pronounced to be those
Of natives Of The ordinary African type.
upon which HI. Stanley remarks Pro.
lessor Huxley, 81 this decision, s~tareIesI
ne With The proof that KalnIunzus poo
PIC were eaanibaIs, Tor 1t Ieast one-haIf
o The number of skulls seen by ME bore
the marx 81 hatchet which had been
driven INTO she hest while he victims
Ware alive.
II M Highest 1Fe
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10 il told about d Dakota man that he
has invented Z machine 70 pump smoke
down q gopher hole, where if IS ex-
peeted il viii kill the gopher. The
only drawback seems to be that, while
yon are inserting smoke In the hole the
gopher vent into, be will com out Of
another and pit up and whistle at you,
and tell you he has smoked ever since
be was 10 years old.
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al groom, for whom a Cincinnati cler-
gyman performed the marriage cere-.
mony lately, 50 impressed the dominic
BY his engaging manners and $50 fee,
that the young couple ha@to promise to
attend his church and sit in his family
pew the following Sunday. 1t seems the
gentleman was d counterfeit and the $50
bill certainly was, and the family pew
u NOT likely to be unduly crowded BY
that bridal couple.
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Frealdent Willis of the Michigan
College says that more than fifty per
cent. Of the graduates of that institution
have become farmers. If he il correctly
reported, this il a remarkable showing,
not approached by any other similar
school iii the country.
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Apintef diamonds ~Wasrecently sold at
auction by i New York assignee for
I: 00O. The actual cost was SO, 900.

II Is estimated that The discoveries,
inventions and compounds patented
each year II the United States and never
amounting to anything cost So, 900, 900.
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A M%INISTERING ANGEL.

Ea 0G3 ALhAA SS W tG1S ~ Ia -
cried Sophie Garland, clasping her
plump little hands with delight. /
neyer dreamed that you had prepared
such a home as this for me-.
Love in 4 cottage, chi" said Harry
GaEand, looking down with eyes of
amused admiration, at his pretty young
bride. 4But you see, Sophie, / thought
this would be SO much nicer than d town
house; for the summer months at leastl''
Cloveriale was The prettiest Of Gothic
cottages, all empowered Id blooming
liIacs, fragrant tresses Of h~oneysuckle
and climbing roses. There was a little
lawn, shorn close as green plush, d rum
ming brook bridged over, and the
smallest ff grottoes, where the drip Of a
cascade was lost among the ferns and
irises.
It's most charming" said Mrs. Gar
land, who had filed both hands with
tulips, dafodils and early roses. 81
never dreamed Of anything Sc lovely
And there Is q cabinet piano In the
draming-roon. and 5sERa atained-glasg'
Windows ii the librarpayd the quaintaee
sun-dial / ever saw gu
And plenty Of spare roo If n n!f
mother should wish to spend the nm
mer with d, !, said MT. Garland, care.
lessly.
spphie's face fell, Ill Of 4 suddaan.
The roses and daffodiIs drifted to he
ground she caHo close 10 Harry ind
began nervously playing with the mid
die button of bis coat.
Hurry, I she said, Il don't want ID
seem utgracions but-but perhaps It i
best to have 10 understanding on this
question AZ once.
what question: said Harry,
somewhat ~bewilaered.
On the lnother-in-law question,
eourageously answered Sophie.
Harry burst ont laughing
My dear child, said lie, who has
been filing your innocent NttIe head
with nonsense
isn't nonsense, said sophie.
But ! have made Up my mind never 10
lef or domestic peace Fl 1fnperllIed b
such iii clement IS this. And IL
emit consent b receive your mother
here HARRY.
Mn Garland whistled lon aud long.
The deuce you cant sail he
Yon wont ask Il will you; dearas
eoaxed the young wife, ii her sweetest
accents.
II Wi only knsv ~ mother, So
But don know her, pleaded S.
Ish, and / don't want ii know her.
I'm sure you would ike iii, Sophie
and ! an positively certain you could
not help loving heF
AS Il there ercould be- any relation
ship nearaf than arsned neutrality
between mother md daughtsrnIav
asiYisaIly observed Mrs. Garland. No,
Hsrry, i II too dangerous III experiment
81 fr You will Iet ND have IL own way
u This matter, vill you notgs' Iii added,
cAre lag Il i tae lrst favor i have
sSkesl III Vss1Y
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A. BLACK.
TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE.

A eentr , ly located AMI desirable business
stani on M in street, Opelousa, eo1sis ing
Of build ng u table for residence AMI sms'i
store, and adjoining a bakery, being the
prope ty next to the pc t-office This prep.
eerty will be sold Yer cheap for cash OF aas
A,Dy at this office or to NJ S. Eimoni 2.
n,,pp,a March 1881
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ST. Marry ACADEMY,

OPELOUSAss la.
The course of instruction in this Institution embraces
English. French, Latin. Greek, Arithmetic, Algsnsss
Geometry, bookkeeping, Natural Sciences, Iissvssa
on Christian Instruction. j ns.
TERMs:-Board and tuition per month BID Dss
Scholars per month, 80, IS or 81, according tociass.
1sss REV. g. M ID. DE
80" REV. i. j. RAYMOND.
HENRY q. LEWIS =
A,g 90 #Ss55. nj. Allied BRILLET.
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TULANE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA.
VIM. Preston Johnston, L.. D. Ptes,t.

ETIGH School with Manual Training. Collsp,
i'll with six courses of Instruction. Uniysr,iss
October Sd. Ii. Sophie Newcomb. NJ. moral Co s
legs for Women begins October 18th. Medical
Department begins Octouer Tth. Law Department
begins Nu}em5er 2lst,
w~Catalogues containing announcement OF al
depaetments may be had by application to tho
SECRETARY of the University, Tulane Hall, New
Orleans. La. aus.6t3n
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FOR SALE.

A Fine Res dence, WITH all necessary OUT
buildings M improvements, and sufficient
land for asm II farm, a Joining the; 9 poravs
Ii nits Ct Ope on La nn: be soil eusape
An " at this flea dlAu
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OF ELousAs FEMALE msrlrnY.

ODetousas st. Landry Parish, ~
FBSHIS Institution will resume duties Mord.. ! 90
TENDER Is. 1887. uuder the Immediate ssys neps
of Mrs. 81. M. 11ayes and Mrs. M. a. rSassss VISOR
competent assistants. The scholastic wear go csn VIA
forty weeks. eaeA
TERMS OF TUITION:
Preparatory Department. per month. a. !.
Academic .es.ss
Music. with uss of piano .. a19
Boarding, including washing, light and fnel sga
Embroidery. wax flowers, painting, drawing ..eNa
eacn, in !.
1ncluehtai a.
DISCIPLINE.
The government of this school is strict bus us.s,,..
no hard tasks or restrictions are imposad y. $3.50 a !
student must comply with the rules, and must nre ~.
DIP to he measure of her ability, the lessons ass;s epa
Our course of study aud mode of instruction y a.
train the mind to habits of correct think ing and tbos
ough investigations No student will be- allowed Ia y
ter higher classes without thorough preparation 3 !
rents and guardians may rest assured that the marus.s
health and morals of the children and wards shaJT -
ceive due attention.
No deduction for absence, unless in case Of protra,t
ed illness. The location of tbs town is heaithsuI M
easy of access. The boarding department Il 1nSsr nv
immediate charge of Mrs. Hayes. Boarders viii ra rs
vide themselves with blankets and towels, Far ~
ticulars address
MRS. NJ. M. HAYES.
July 2S33-noV 2iiS. Prfncipaf
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-07
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
What Their National Committee Ac-
complished by Legislation.

What NhJlOnHt Az
compiished by Legislation.
The national legislative committee of the
Knights Of Labor have submitted to the
general executive board report OF their
labors during the short session Of the forty
ninth Congress. 1t Is long document, de-
scribing at length the measure that had the
support of the committee during the ses-
sion, and criticlsng sharply the failure Of
Congress to pass number OF the bills
brought forward by the House committee
on labor.
The letter carriers eight hour bill, says
the report, was antagonized by Mr.. Springer
in favor Of bill known as the trade dollar
bill.
As to the Oklahoma bill, the committee
is OF the opinion that II the measure had
been allowed to come to vote 1t would
have had good majority in the House, but
under the present method Of legislation the
members were deprived of chance to ex-
press their preference.
The report gives an account Of the many
attempts made by Representative Willis to
get the Blair educational bill before the
House, and continues "Mr. Willis intro
duced resolution to relieve the committee
on education from further consideration Of
the bill by privileged question to amend
out Of order by the speaker pro tempore,
Mr.. Springer, and in an underhanded man
ner in the opinion Of this committee. Mr..
Willis withdrew his motion, with the re-
mark that he would renew It when the reg
ular speaker was In the chair, which he did
on the 18th, only to be antagonized by
Mr.. Springer with points OF order.
Mr.. Willis then circulated pc.
tition ana secured 100 names, and
might have secured great many more, but
thought that number sufficient, and pre-
sented the same to the committee on rules,
asking them TO consider q proposition TO so
amend the rules Of the House that the edu-
| cational bill could be considered. Tue
committee on rules ignored this petition.
1t is the opinion OF the friends Of the
measure that the committee on education
was packed against the bill by the speaker
when he appointed the committee, which
opinion is shared by your committee, be.
cause Of his actions later on in refusing to
consider the question in the committee on
rules when requested to do so by 100 mem
bers Of the House by petition"
The interstate commerce law next re-
| ceiyes the attention of the committee,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-07


AT the monthly meeting OF the Uniou
Veteran Corps, LIST company, held In the
armory, corner of Seventh and l. streets,
last night, officers for the ensuing year
were elected us follows NJ. Emmett Urell,
captain; Fred Thomson, first lieutenant; ID.
V. Fenton, second lieutenant; ]. W. Il.
Williams, junior second lieutenant; Wm. IL.
Myers, lieutenant and quartermaster;
Horatio N. Howard, lieutenant and surgeon;
L. ii. Patterson, secretary; W. N. Myers,
treasurer. All present were invited by the
officers to luncheon at Rupertus's sum
mer garden, where happy remarks were
made by Maj. Urell and the other officers
and Comrades A. b. Hurlbut, PED. Dulin,
Benjamin Franklin, Patrick o. Hare, w. j..
Simmons, II. w: Gray, @. A. Kuockey,
Frank Clark, and others, and general in-
terchsnge Of witticisms followed. The lst
company is ready for muster as veteran
militia company.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-07
MUSENIENTS.
ALpAuoH's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

ALBAUGH'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
The third week ofsummer opera opened at
this theater last night. and the very large
audience drawn thither by that ever powerful
magnet "The Mikako" were delighted at the
perfection displayed in its presentation. The
applause which was honestly earned last
night must be shared with Manager Fort, 10
whom much credit is fairly due. lie was the
originator iu this country of summer opera,
and first introduced it to the music-loving
Washington public. The high reputation that
performances given under his management
have attained was worthiy supported last
night One of the most extraordinary features
was the smuothness of the entire OPERA
and this was the more remarkable
when the small number OF. rehearsals
IL has had is taken into consideration. Every
part was thoroughly played. Miss Pinner as
lum-fum was, as usual, thoroughly conscien'
tious and satisfactory in the face Of severe in
with the iscore. Miss Leighton's Katisha was
very good, indeed; and Miss Emma krausse as
Piiti-sing ana Miss Eloise Mortimer as Peep
Mikado was dlstinctively his own, and was all
the better for 1t. Montegrito as Nanki-Poo
filled every requirement. Walter Allen was,
of course, tho soul and center of the entire
production; he is without rival in that char
acter, and ko-ko could never be more judi
ciously handled by any comedian. Broier-
ick's dignified Pooh Bah and Daley's Pish
every respect. New costumes and attractive
scenery make the performance complete sue
cess
KERNAS's THEATER AND SUMNER GARDEN.
A large crowd OF amusement seekers were at
the theater last night and the bill presented
them was an improvement on last week,
which is saying good deal, for continuously
good houses have proven the popularity OF the
programmes hitherto presented by the man.
agemcnt. The Roths. Adele Martinetti, Fannie
BloodgOod; Allie Smith, Georgio Blake, and the
Partisan sensational dancers all received their
due need of applause. The Primrose quartette
and Senator Banks were also prime favorites,
and will so continue to be.
HARRIss BIJoU THEATER.
"Bound TO Succeed" sterling melo.drama,
was given to good house last night. The plo.
is O clever piece of work, the acting was good
throughout, aud the audience sgnihed theirde
light by frequent outbursts OF applause. Harry
Doel Parker, as Christopher Mc9weegan; MI
ron Lefiiugwell, as Edward Fitzgerald; Al
Denier, as Ambrosina McSweegan, and Miss
Nellie LcflinRwell, Miss Lillian Ramsden, and
Miss Lottle Blair, in their respective chardc-
tiers, were most deserving OF commentator.
The play. and company have struck the vein OF
popular favor.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-07
RAILWAY NOTES

The hearing In the case OF the Ohio AMI Mis-
sissippi road to prevent the Cincinnati, Indian
apolis, 81. Louis and Chicago entering the
Central passenger station In Cincinnati was be-
gun yesterday.
The Pennsylvania company. 1t is said, Is to
Withdraw all Its st. Louis traffic from the Van.
dalia line and send 1t over the indianapolis
and Vincennes and Ohio and Mississippi roads.
This line is thirty miles longer than the Van
ualih, but the latter has no independent en-
trance TO East St. Louis. General Manager
McCrea, OF the Pennsylvania, denies the re-
port.
President Robert Garrett, of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, left for New York last even
Ing for a consultation with Cincinna 1, Hamll-
ton and Dayton railroad people. His proposed
trip to Europe has been indefinitely postponed,
zone who knows" said that now that the Bal.
timore and Ohio have control of the Vandalia
line, Mr.. Garrett will hold that as n whip over
withdraw all opposition to the building by tho
baltimore and Ohio OF n road between New
YORK aud Philadelphia.
Vice President Truesdell, OF the Minneapo-
lis and 81. Louis road, says that owing TO the
compete with the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul, and the Burlington and Northwestern
had made 7-oent rate on flour, so that they
are unable to do any through business. Their
freight trains to the east are mainly made up
of empty cars, for which they pay three
quarters Of cent mileage tor returning TO the
eastern roads. He informed Senator Pope and
other gentlemen present that II they restricted
the roads Of the state TO the law which they
prescribe every line would be In the hands of
receiver IN less lhan year.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-07
The Court Record.

Court in General Term-ChIef Justice Bing.
ham, and Justices James and Merrick.-
Windsor d Ford vs. Johnson; opinion by JUS
,ice MerriGk affirming decree below. District
of Columbia vs. Standiiord; habeas corpus;
trlct of Columbia VS.. Cochran; habeas corpus;
opinion by chief justice dischargng writ
United States VS.. Mattoon; argued and sub
mitted, United States vs. Morris ct al; leave
to amend answer. No assignment.
Circuit Court, Division No. l-Justlce Cox
Assignment for to-day-Nos. 81, 9l, 90.
Circuit Court, Division No. 2-Justice Hag.
ment unchanged.
Equity Court-Justice Merrlck.-starr VS..
Treakle order appointing K. s. Davisreceiver.
Adjourned sine die.
Criminal Court--Justice Montgomery
Lewis Dodson, second offence, petit larceny;
guilty; sentence temporarily suspended. John
Mcnamara, assault appeal; on trial. Assign
ment for tn-day-I0 I0hn +. Brown, arson; ia mes
Taylor housebreaking. aud cases left over.